Ghostly White Killer Whale Terrifies Alaskan Villagers
This picture of a rare white orca was taken off the coast of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands last month by researchers on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship. Looks like he could...
View ArticleDolphin Rescues Two Whales
A mother and baby pygmy sperm whale in New Zealand appeared disoriented this week, repeatedly stranding themselves on a sandbar off of Mahia Beach. After multiple attempts by the locals to guide the...
View ArticleSleeping Whales
A Japanese research vessel bonanza. Note that there is no sound on this vid so as not to wake the whales…
View ArticleCarnival of the Blue Eleven
Welcome to the eleventh and by far the most important, although surprisingly the most poorly formatted, installment of Carnival of the Blue. Before we get down to the watery, salty, and sometimes...
View ArticleRare Pygmy Right Whale Dissected
This 6-month old pygmy right whale stranded itself on the beach in New Zealand. It is being dissected by a team of scientists as I write this! The whale has a similar head to true right whales, but...
View ArticleBaby Beluga Born at Vancouver Aquarium
This calf was born yesterday to Qila, who herself was born at the Vancouver Aquarium 12 years ago. Special thanks to Vancouver Aquarium employee Keey Prior for bringing this to our attention.
View ArticleImpressive Right Whale Photography
Zooillogix has a lot of Belgian readers. This makes us uncomfortable. One such pale reader, Thomas Cordie, pointed us to some beautiful photos of right whales on National Geographic. Despite my...
View ArticleBaby Beluga Loves Tongue Rubs
One of the Vancouver Aquarium’s resident belugas, Qila, gave birth to a healthy calf back in June. Now four months old, the calf is beginning to play with her trainers and especially enjoys tongue...
View ArticleScientist “Spy” on Whales Using Tiny Helicopters
The tiny, 3.5 ft. long helicopters in the video below hover over sperm whales as they spew air, mucus and other gases out of their blowholes. The helicopters are covered in petri dishes which collect...
View ArticleMurderous Seagulls Attack Helpless Whales
While we’re on the topic of whales, I’ve got something a little less whimsical for you all to suck on. Seagulls off the coast of Argentina have recently learned in large numbers how to attack Southern...
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